Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Dark Chocolate Cherry M&M Cookies

We had an open house over the weekend to bring some more interested buyers into our home and hopefully spark a sale. Prepping the house each time a potential buyer wants to come see it has become a nuisance, but we are keeping out fingers crossed that we will find someone to buy our home. So I didn't have much time for baking, but I was in the mood for something chocolaty and I found a bag of Cherry M&M's at Target the other day that I have been dying to try. Chocolate and cherry cookies seemed like a great idea.

I do like cherry flavored food, and dark cherries, but I do not like maraschino cherries. And what I detest the most is a finding one inside a perfectly good piece of chocolate. Yuck!

I did try the M&M's before baking and they were quite good. I thought they would pair well with a deep dark chocolate cookie, so I substituted Hershey's Dark Cocoa for regular cocoa in the original recipe.

I am quite happy with my decision. These cookies are so rich and flavorful. I couldn't stop eating them. These are intense cookies. Eat at your own risk (of not being able to stop). If you feel like sharing, these would be a great Valentine's gift.

Dark Chocolate Cherry M&M Cookies

by The Sweet Chick

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10-12 minutes

Keywords: bake dessert snack dark chocolate cherry cookie American

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Ingredients (24 cookies)

1/2 + 2/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup Hershey's Dark Cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup Cherry M&M candies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325º F.

Place 2/3 cups chocolate chips in a glass container and microwave at 30 second intervals until fully melted, stirring in between. Set aside.

In a stand mixer combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix on low until well blended.

What fun cookies!!! I love those cherry m&m's, but I have to be careful with them. I usually end up eating them all before baking something :-) Yum to the dark chocolate cocoa powder...love that stuff!!!